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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You should probably post this in the private forum.

But:

1) Glorious facilities and supplies - fields, locker rooms, theaters, kilns, huge libraries, filmmaking equipment
2) The ability to not only pick the best and brightest, but to kick out any kids that you want[/quote]

There are lots of private school parents on here that are making assertions on other threads, I wanted to tease this issue out of a specific comparison of a specific DCPS.  So far, I am not particularly impressed with your list.[/quote]

Why don't you say what school?[/quote]

It came up on the Janney Rules thread (which is kind of an obnoxious title I will totally concede), but the discussions expanded to about Janney, Mann, Ross, implied Brent, etc.  There were statements that X school is as good as private and responses that equalled "you are kidding yourself if you think that."

I want to know what the difference really is.  I personally think it is a hard thing to compare, but people do not seem afraid to make bald assertions so I am asking what is behind those.  I suspect many private school parents have no idea what the good DC publics are like other than what is on the surface.  Those that do (including some PPs in this thread) are enlightening.

FWIW, I am a Janney parent and the teachers do not teach to the test, nor is there any kind of significant pressure surrounding the tests.  I also am very impressed with the breadth and depth of the curriculum.  It is not canned and in particular both the writing and the math curriculums I would call progressive and thoughtful.

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Why do you even care? You just sound insecure when you start threads like this. [/quote]

So you don't have an answer?

I am not insecure at all in my decisions about my child's education, but I am open to being educated on what I do not know.  People are throwing out absolutes and I asked for a little more substance to consider.  Feel free not to answer if you have nothing to contribute.
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I did answer. I said facilities and selective admissions, and you said you were not impressed. Frankly, if you are going to dismiss class size, selective admissions, facilities, ability to fire teachers, ability to remove difficult children, and the absence of standardized testing, then, yes, I guess private and Janney are EXACTLY the same.

I also think that posting this in the DC public school forum rather than private schools indicates that you aren't looking for "enlightenment" from private school parents but rather affirmation from fellow DC public school parents in the echo chamber.

So, yeah, you are coming across as insecure.

- charter parent[/quote]

Well, kilns and filmmaking equipment are the only things that sound different than my experience with DCPS on issues that have impacted my child.  It may be different in middle school and beyond but really the cohort is great, class sizes have never been a significant problem and my child is thriving.  The school does not teach a curriculum dictated by DCPS, it has to meet DCPS standards.  Testing is there, but it is not a huge deal and my child enjoys the tests.  If this is all there is (at least at this point) then the difference is not in things that have impacted my child's educational experience.  The teachers are amazing and our facilities are quite nice, with, of course, the exception of the lack of a kiln and filmmaking equipment.  There may be children for whom private makes a big difference but it does not appear to (from what has been said here and what I have learned in conversations IRL) for our experience.  Maybe that will change in later years, I will have to learn that as I go.

who made you the topic police?  I asked a question on an issue I thought would be interesting to explore.  I should have prefaced it with "s/o" but otherwise don't understand why asking for people to explain, to the extent they know, what might be the facts behind frequent unsupported assertions is what I consider an interesting conversation.  We may differ on this.  I have. Hard time understanding why you are taking this so personally.[/quote]

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